Today's woman would throw it in his face....

[jamespowers]

Is pole-dancer on their list of acceptable former jobs of housewives?

lol lol lol lol lol lol
No but I am sure we can accomodate it somewhere.

 

[Diamondback]

Wavy?! Is that you?
[image snipped]
lol lol lol lol
How long you been married again?

Never even had a first date, but I'm inclined to believe the standard of being a "gentleman" doesn't get relaxed by either relation or marriage.

That guy can't be me, he's 1. ugly and 2. a longhair.lol (I mean, so OMG!-ugly as to propel me back from OMG!-ugly into mainstream...)

 

[$ally]

No but I am sure we can accomodate it somewhere.

It's almost the same job description, really...

 

[jamespowers]

It's almost the same job description, really...

lol lol lol lol lol lol lol lol lol lol

 

[jamespowers]

Never even had a first date, but I'm inclined to believe the standard of being a "gentleman" doesn't get relaxed by either relation or marriage.

That guy can't be me, he's 1. ugly and 2. a longhair.lol (I mean, so OMG!-ugly as to propel me back from OMG!-ugly into mainstream...)

From The Ten Secrets of Fascinating Womanhood:
SECRET NUMBER ONE
Accept him as he is.
Look to his good side.
Don’t try to change him.
Forgive him for past hurts.
Allow him his freedom.
Compile a list of his masculine virtues.
Humbly apologise to him for your past mistakes.
ASSIGNMENTS – SECRET NUMBER ONE
ASSIGNMENT ONE. Make a list of all your husband’s
masculine virtues. Read them every morning and
night. Continue this until you have committed them to
memory.

 

[Feng_Li]

Uh yeah. It says undetermined not a hoax by the way.
I wouldn't care if it was anyway. lol

Undetermined is not the same thing as confirmed, and at least one portion of the item (the accompanying picture) is known to be "a fabrication."

I don't dispute that it's good for a laugh.

 

[$ally]

Look to his good side.

The back of his head?

 

[Diamondback]

Mr. Powers, are you Ralph Kramden or Archie Bunker today? Can't really tell which...

 

[jamespowers]

Undetermined is not the same thing as confirmed, and at least one portion of the item (the accompanying picture) is known to be "a fabrication."

I don't dispute that it's good for a laugh.

Read further into the ten Dos and Don'ts from Fascinating Womanhood. It ain't all that outlandish for the time period quoted.
I have the whole book. Perhaps its time for Secret number 2:
SECRET NUMBER TWO
Admire his masculine qualities.
Never wound his sensitive pride.
A man’s greatest need is to be admired
for his masculine qualities.
His deepest misery is to be
belittled by a woman.
ASSIGNMENTS – SECRET NUMBER TWO
ASSIGNMENT ONE. Praise one of your husband’s
masculine qualities before he goes to sleep tonight.
Watch for his smile.
ASSIGNMENT TWO. By asking questions that require
long, thoughtful answers, and giving admiration,
try and have your husband talk to you about a past
achievement, or a future dream, for at least five
minutes. (Be openly attentive and strictly avoid
interrupting him with your own thoughts as he speaks.)
ASSIGNMENT THREE. Every second day, sincerely tell
your husband how much you admire him for one of his
virtues that you listed as part of last week’s assignment.
Touch him and smile as you do so. Continue doing this
until you have praised him sincerely for all the virtues
you have listed.

 

[jamespowers]

The back of his head?

lol lol lol lol lol lol lol lol

 

[Miss Neecerie]

Today's woman would throw it in his face....no way

Today's woman...wouldn't have made the coffee in the darned first place.

 

[jamespowers]

Mr. Powers, are you Ralph Kramden or Archie Bunker today? Can't really tell which...

"Bang! Zoooooom!"
"One of these days . . . one of these days . . . pow! right in the kisser!
"I'll give you the world of tomorrow, Alice–you're goin' to the moon!"
lol lol lol

 

[Tony in Tarzana]

"Bang! Zoooooom!"
"One of these days . . . one of these days . . . pow! right in the kisser!
"I'll give you the world of tomorrow, Alice–you're goin' to the moon!"
lol lol lol

You forgot one... "Baby, you're the greatest!"

 

[$ally]

For free room and board, those gals would make coffee and put a ribbon in the hair. Simpler times and simpler minds.

 

[Feng_Li]

It ain't all that outlandish for the time period quoted.

Again, I don't dispute that, but an awful lot of published advice, now and historically, is met with scorn or simply ignored. The proliferation of Victorian etiquette manuals is often cited as strong evidence that their advice was little heeded, otherwise there would have been no need for so much spilled ink. Similarly, there are some prominent moderns who publish laughable advice. I don't know that this is the case here, and I don't know that it isn't, so I won't speculate.

It may not be outlandish for the period quoted, but why propagate a document of questionable authenticity when more reliable ones are available, as you demonstrate?

Anyway, I'm being a wet blanket in a thread that's supposed to be funny, so I'll stop.

 

[$ally]

Feng_Li; To me this is all silly tongue-in-cheek fun.
My parents were in their forties when they had me. My Father fought in WWII (bronze battle star), but he certainly didn't have that attitude towards my Mother or females in general. In fact, he refused to walk me down the isle at my wedding. Not because he disapproved of my groom, but because: "You are your own person, making your own decision, not my property to give away"

 

[jamespowers]

You forgot one... "Baby, you're the greatest!"

We don't want them to get a swelled head.

 

[jamespowers]

SECRET NUMBER THREE
Make him Number One
in your life.
Comfort him tenderly when
he is tired or discouraged.
Appreciate the heavy responsibility
a man carries.
Use the great power of sympathy.
Comfort him lovingly when he
comes home weary.
Do not raise problems until after he has eaten.
ASSIGNMENTS – SECRET
NUMBER THREE
ASSIGNMENT ONE. At least twice during the week,
greet your husband when he comes home, with a smile
and looking your feminine best. Have your home quiet
and organised. Make him comfortable. Listen to him if
he wants to talk. Don’t speak about your day or your
concerns until after he has eaten.
ASSIGNMENT TWO. In your own words say to him.
“I’m beginning to realise the great responsibility
you have, to provide for me (and the children). I do
appreciate it. It must be a big load to carry.’’
ASSIGNMENT THREE. Say to your husband, “I want
you to know that you’re the most important person in
my life, and always will be.’’
(You must really mean this and never give him a
reason to doubt it in the future.)

 

[jamespowers]

It may not be outlandish for the period quoted, but why propagate a document of questionable authenticity when more reliable ones are available, as you demonstrate?

Anyway, I'm being a wet blanket in a thread that's supposed to be funny, so I'll stop.

Uh, I think you answered your own question.

 

[HadleyH]

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What's the big deal? [huh]
He didn't like that crappy coffee! So what?
It's important to start the day with a good cup of coffee . He shouldn't put up with it.